Calibration Weighting Methods for Complex Surveys

This paper presents a careful investigation of the three popular calibration weighting methods: (i) generalised regression; (ii) generalised exponential tilting and (iii) generalised pseudo empirical likelihood, with a major focus on computational aspects of the methods and some empirical evidences on calibrated weights. We also propose a simple weight trimming method for range‐restricted calibration. The finite sample behaviour of the weights obtained by the three calibration weighting methods and the effectiveness of the proposed weight trimming method are examined through limited simulation studies.     

远程教育在教育公正进程中的作用探究

教育公正是社会公正的重要内容,是社会公正在教育领域的延伸和体现,也是实现社会公正的重要手段和途径。推进教育公正,对于构建和谐社会具有重要意义。在发展中国家,可以从基础设施建设、资源建设和质量保证等方面入手推进远程教育的发展,促进教育公正的实现。     

On the discrepancy in the social efficiency measures between parametric and non-parametric production technology identification

In conventional social productive efficiency measurements that consider the production of undesirable outputs such as CO2, a DEA-based non-parametric method of production possibility frontier (PPF) identification coupled with the directional distance-function approach a-la Luenberger (1992) is typically employed. This paper shows that the discrepancy between parametric and non-parametric methods of PPF identification in social inefficiency measures can be non-negligibly large when the number of observations is small or the data are not well-scattered. By using the same data as Ha et al. (2011), who used non-parametric PPF identification to measure the social efficiency of Japan's inter-city transport services with lifecycle CO2 as the undesirable output, this paper demonstrates that adopting parametric PPF identification instead can result in considerably higher inefficiency measures for decision making units (DMUs) with relatively large undesirable outputs.     

Gender,family ties,and international mobility: Cultural distance matters

This study empirically tests a model of associations between family-domain variables and willingness to accept an international assignment, and applies the general model to sub-samples of men and women to examine gender differences in the pattern of relationships. We further explore these patterns in culturally similar and culturally distant country destinations. Analyses conducted with a sample of 148 men and 79 women employed MBA graduates from dual-earner couples revealed that perceived spouse willingness to relocate, beliefs regarding spouse and couple mobility, relative income, and the presence of children are associated with willingness to accept an international assignment. Moreover, consistent with social role theory, significant gender differences in willingness were found across low and high cultural distance country destinations.     

Issues Facing Overseas Banks in China

The increasing presence of foreign banks has been an important aspect of banking reform in China. Since China’s entry into WTO and its acceptance of WTO commitments, China has spared no ef orts to open...     

现代远程教育挑战传统教育

介绍了远程教育的特点、国外远程教育的现状、我国远程教育面临的问题、传统教育面对挑战所做出的积极反应并阐述了远程教育的发展前景。     

Financial Sector Risk and the Stock Returns: Evidence from Tokyo Stock Exchange Firms

We investigate whether the activity of financial firms creates value and/or risk to the economy within the asset pricing framework. We use stock return data from nonfinancial firms listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The value-weighted index that is solely composed of nonfinancial firms is augmented with the index of the firms from the financial sector, and we estimate multivariate asset pricing model with these two indices. We note that our procedure can simultaneously take into account the cross-holding phenomena among Japanese firms, especially between the financial sector and the nonfinancial sector. Our augmented index model performs well both with cross-sectional Fama and MacBeth regression test and GMM test. Our two index model with additional Fama and French's HML factor can capture cross-sectional variations of the returns of sample portfolios better than the original Fama and French model can, when measured by Hansen and Jagannathan distance measure. We find that this additional new sector variable can be a substitute for Fama and French's size factor, but not related to the bond index return. This variable has similar factor characteristic as money supply growth or the term structure, but the latter variables contain more information than the former. Morever, our financial sector model helps explain the return and risk structure of Japanese firms during the so-called bubble period.     

新的教育模式──远程教育

叙述了网络时代的教育模式──远程教育出现的原因,新的教育模式与传统的教育模式相比的不同之处,并简单介绍了“实时远程教学系统”、“远程考试系统”、“远程教育答疑系统”的功能,使人们对新的教育模式有了初步了解。     

埋弧焊在长输管线现场应用的可行性分析

埋弧焊在管线钢工厂生产焊接中取得了很好的应用效果,若把这种焊接工艺引进到长输管线施工现场,将完全打破传统的根焊+热焊+多遍填充+盖面焊的焊接模式,将极大的提高现场施工速度。本文根据埋弧焊原理及特点,通过分析管线钢埋弧焊焊接接头性能,结合长输管线现场施工特点,探讨了管线钢在现场应用的可行性,并提出了埋弧焊在长输管线现场施工中的应用模式。     

Balancing the scales: recovering from service failures depends on the psychological distance of consumers

The purpose of this research is to enhance knowledge about service recovery by investigating the feelings of psychological distance in the relationship between customers' perceptions of service recovery efforts of the perceived justice dimensions (distributive, procedural, and interactional justice) and attitudinal responses such as satisfaction with service recovery effort and trust in the firm. The results of structural equation modelling analyses suggested that consumers who had positive justice perceptions were likely to exhibit positive attitudinal responses. Consequently, the positive attitudinal responses generated positive word-of-mouth intention about their experiences and encouraged them to continue the service.